Zagat's iconic regional sandwiches

By By VANESSA HO

on August 28, 2013 10:33 PM

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Here's a look at 20 of Zagat's 50 picks for regional sandwiches across the country. For Zagat's full list, go here.
We start with California, for which Zagat picked the beefy French dip. Surprised it wasn't something with avocado or tenderly caressed kale leaves? Zagat says the French dip was created in Los Angeles. less

Here's a look at 20 of Zagat's 50 picks for regional sandwiches across the country. For Zagat's full list, go here. We start with California, for which Zagat picked the beefy French dip. Surprised it ... more

Washington: Salmon sandwich from the Market Grill in the Pike Place Market.
Zagat says Washington is ''ground zero for the best salmon in the entire U.S.,'' and that the Market Grill's sandwich is ''sublime.''
''Here, the just-caught fish needs little more than a swipe of homemade tartar sauce, slices of tomato and some fresh baked bread,'' it says.
(Photo of Market Grill's salmon sandwich: the rosy kitchen, Creative Commons Flickr). less

Washington: Salmon sandwich from the Market Grill in the Pike Place Market. Zagat says Washington is ''ground zero for the best salmon in the entire U.S.,'' and that the Market Grill's sandwich is ... more

Washington: Salmon sandwich from the Market Grill in the Pike... Photo-5113511.69205 - seattlepi.com

Oregon: PBJ.
To be fair to Portlanders, Zagat's pick isn't an ordinary PBJ. It's a slightly precious-sounding thing from the aptly-named Portland sandwich shop ''PBJ.'' It's made of marionberry jam, Oregon's Rogue Creamery blue cheese, and butter from locally grown hazelnuts, all smeared on challah bread.
(Obviously, the photo shown is not the afore-described concoction). less

Oregon: PBJ. To be fair to Portlanders, Zagat's pick isn't an ordinary PBJ. It's a slightly precious-sounding thing from the aptly-named Portland sandwich shop ''PBJ.'' It's made of marionberry jam, ... more